Tour Championship 2024: The participants and the snooker tournament bracket are known

In early April, from the 1st to the 7th, the professional snooker tournament, the Tour Championship 2024, will take place in Manchester.

The tournament will feature the top 12 players in the annual ranking, determined after the World Championship. The ranking stands as follows:

1. Judd Trump – £711,000
2. Ronnie O'Sullivan – £435,500
3. Zhang Anda – £334,000
4. Ding Junhui – £256,000
5. Mark Allen – £244,500
6. Gary Wilson – £211,500
7. Barry Hawkins – £203,500
8. Mark Williams – £203,000
9. Tom Ford – £177,000
10. Ali Carter – £174,500
11. Mark Selby – £173,000
12. John Higgins – £142,500

The top 4 players directly advance to the quarter-finals of the tournament, while the other eight players will compete in the first round. All matches will be played in a best-of-ten format.

First Round Schedule

• Mark Williams (8) – Tom Ford (9)
• Mark Allen (5) – John Higgins (12)
• Gary Wilson (6) – Mark Selby (11)
• Barry Hawkins (7) – Ali Carter (10)

Quarter-finals

• Judd Trump (1) – Winner of Williams/Ford
• Ding Junhui (4) – Winner of Allen/Higgins
• Zhang Anda (3) – Winner of Wilson/Selby
• Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) – Winner of Hawkins/Carter

It's worth noting that the current champion of this tournament is Shaun Murphy. However, he was unable to qualify for this year's Tour Championship.